1 The Promise

Despite the noise of fellow children Playing, the little girl still couldn't stop crying as she hugged the boy standing in front of her who also embraced her.

"ssshhh... stop crying Zi, It's not like I'm going far. we just move house to Country C... you know what happened to my grandfather. right?" The boy asked softly as he slowly caressed the girl's back.

The girl did not respond, not long after the girl nodded slowly while still crying.

The boy smiled at her cute yet clumsy action. moved her away to see her face, but he was shocked to see her red cheeks as well the girl's nose!

He didn't know whether to laugh or to pity.

However, the boy refrained from laughing at her as she might cry more. The boy repaired himself and raised his hand to wiped the woman's tears, before drying them on the cheek.

"stop crying, alright....?"

"C-can you s-still remember me, when y-you are far away? will you forget m-me when you find a girl t-t-there?" Asked the girl while holding back the cry.

"That won't happen..."

"How can you be sure? eh,... you have never been there. There are probably many beautiful woman there, and what if you will like them...?" The girl stooped down as she said, so that the boy could not see the mutilated tears in her eyes.

"Because I don't care about them, whether they beautiful or not.. It is unlikely that I like others, because you are the only woman I want and will love, and that will never change. remember it!" The old red face of girl was even more exaggerated. because, almost all of her face was red, the only difference now was not that of crying, but what the boy said.

"Remember it, okay..?" the boy repeated, when he didn't get response from the girl.

"okay..... is that..... a promise?" The girl looked at the boy, as if trying to read in his face if it was true.

"yes!... and.... make a promise too." He said shyly as his cheeks and ears became red as well, as he looked into the girl's eyes.

"I will make a promise too?"

"Y-yes..."

"What promise can I say?"

"That I'm the only guy you'll like, because..... because the two of us should be together and besides.... I'll marry you when we grow up."

"W-what are you saying.....?" the girl's face blushed at he had said.

"Yes!.. I'll marry you when the times come, so promise me, Cha Zi Ran. That you wait for me.." His face was so serious that the girl looked, his eyes as if to say ' can you wait for me?" while looking into her eyes.

"...I-i promise!" Shy, girl said.

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Cha Zi Ran, slowly opened her eyes, because of that dream.

"Zen"

she called out of the boy name.

Cha Zi Ran, is going to 17 years old this year. and she is now in her last year of senior high.

she didn't know why she suddenly dreamed it, when she didn't think about the promise she made, that she had long forgotten for so many years. whatever that dream is, she better not to think about it..

[ kriiiiiiiiiinnng, kriiiiiiiiiinnnngg....]

The bell rang for for the afternoon class.

"Let's go. Cha Zi Ran, we're going to late for our afternoon class." Si Qian Qing, one of her roommate.

"Yeah, you too. Zi Ran wasn't the only one need to rush.." Yun Nana.

"oh c'mon, Nana. what else do you think I'm doing right now? I haven't hurried it yet?."

"If so, then why did Zi Ran end up with you first?"

"what do you mea....ah! Zi Ran, when did you ever change your uniform?" Si Qian Qing asked and seemed to be in shock. she sigh, because of her sloppiness, she didn't even notice, that she was wearing skirt before going bed earlier and blouse the only one she hasn't worn.

"just hurry up!" she didn't bother to answer of her question. because they might be taking longer, if she had answered.